Let’s Go Round Again
Cheerleader saved…. Check!
And so, Heroes has concluded for UK viewers on the Sci-Fi channel but before you can say “My name is Hiro Nakamura” it starts all over again on BBC2 next Wednesday. If you haven’t seen it, you really should and, with a bit of luck, the BBC’ll show it show it in proper widescreen, so that Claire (above) doesn’t look like her amazing power is being unflatteringly stretched out to Oompa Loompa- like proportions. The final episode, “How To Stop An Exploding Man”, brought proceedings to a satisfying close. It didn’t quite have the wow factor that had I came to expect from numerous episodes throughout the series but it was still great to see all the major players descend upon Kirby Plaza for the showdown with Sylar. There were also a nice number of intriguing developments that may or may not be a clue to what’s on the horizon for “Volume 2: Generations”, e.g. Molly’s suggestion that there is another evil hero out there who knows when she “looks” for him; the re-appearance of Charles Deveaux who seems to be much more of an important chracter than previously thought; Sylar’s dissappearance at the conclusion of the final battle was a bit of a shock to me although I’m quite happy that this deadly character is not gone forever; and, finally, the first look at Volume 2 as Hiro transports himself way back in time to come face-to-face with Kensai (who looks suspiciously like Hiro’s dad).
I guess that the big question now is whether the second series can live up to (or even exceed) the standard of this one. We won’t get to watch it until it exclusively airs on BBC2 but I can’t wait. The BBC are also showing a Heroes documentary that will accompany each episode and gives me a good excuse, if one were needed, to watch it all again.
Tags: bbc2, Claire-Bennet, Exploding-Man, Heroes, Hiro, Sci Fi, Sylar
